BR2-10 The Revealing Story of Underwear

“Most of these shapes would be impossible without some special underwear.” (p.6)

 I find the interesting book which name is The Revealing Story of Underwear. Have you ever had the question how is in the dress when you watch the foreign movie? The dress is so beautiful. I had been to the Palace of Versailles and I had watched the movie which was made in there. It is gorgeous so I want to wear such a dress once. There is more to underwear than frilly lace. It can keep you warm and stop you from getting embarrassed and it can help to keep your other clothes clean. Centuries ago, people did not wash that often. Underwear can also give a certain shape to clothes. It can help people get the figure they would like. Thorough history, fashions have changed from wide hips to flat chest to pointy breasts. I think that the form of underwear is the fashions of the age. By now, “closed” drawers were catching on. These were drawers with the seams sewn up between the legs. People called them knickerbockers-knickers for short. I think that it is similar to the underwear today.
 In the 16th century, the age of small waists and curvy hips began. To force their figures into this hourglass shape, women needed special underwear. It is bodice which was also known as stays, though by the end of 18th century they were called corsets. It is very popular but they were also expensive, since each one had to be stitched by hand.

 We can understand about underwear to use the picture of last page. It is very interesting for me to learn it.

Lesley Sims. (2006). The Revealing Story of Underwear. London. Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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